Patients of Courage Press Kit

The Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity program honors reconstructive plastic surgery patients who have conquered their mental and physical challenges to restore a sense of normalcy in their lives. This award is supported by Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. ASPS members nominated patients who carry an optimistic outlook on life and positively affect people around them, despite the difficulties of their reconstructive procedures.

Four extraordinary reconstructive plastic surgery patients were honored by the ASPS at its annual meeting. Meet the 2007 Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity honorees.

• 2007: Patients of Courage Transcend Physical Disfigurement, Help Others
• 2006: Plastic Surgery Patients Honored for Courage, Altruism Patients of Courage
• 2005: ASPS Member Surgeons Celebrate the Faces of Plastic Surgery
• 2004: Plastic Surgeons Honor 'Patients of Courage' Overcoming Difficult Obstacles, Inspiring Others
• 2003: Beyond Lipo And Tummy Tucks Plastic Surgeons Honor Reconstructive Patients